BALTIMORE - When asked prior to Sunday's game about how dominant his corps of relief pitchers has been over the last few weeks, Buck Showalter grimaced slightly and said, "And now that you've jinxed it ..." before answering the question.
The Orioles...

BALTIMORE - A pair of rain delays caused a combined 93 minutes of delay before the second inning was even completed Tuesday. But Orioles manager Buck Showalter and Red Sox manager John Farrell both opted to leave their starting pitchers in the game...

BALTIMORE - A night after Chris Davis' dramatic, pinch-hit, walk-off home run, the Baltimore Orioles had 20,596 at Camden Yards believing they might just do it again when they finally strung together some hits against the Chicago White Sox in the final...

BALTIMORE - The Orioles were in need of a big hit with a runner in scoring position, and Chris Davis finally gave them one.
Baltimore had but one "RISP" hit in 11 tries Friday night against Toronto, a shutout loss. On Saturday, the Orioles were hitless...

SARASOTA, Fla. - It wasn't a huge surprise. Manny Machado will start the season on the disabled list.
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter decided on Sunday that Machado's recovery from left knee surgery was not yet complete and that it was best for the star third baseman to continue his rehab.
"The thought of him starting the season on the active list is not realistic," Showalter said.
Showalter said Machado will stay in Florida for extended spring games, and then when he's ready play in some...

NEW YORK - Carlos Beltran took a win away from Ubaldo Jimenez.
It looked as if Ubaldo Jimenez would gave his first win in six wins. It wasn't to be.
Beltran hit a three-run home run off Zach Britton in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Yankees a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 46,197 at Yankee Stadium on Friday night.
The Orioles (37-35) led 3-1 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Zach Britton (3-1) allowed an RBI single to Brian McCann and then Beltran belted a three-run homer...

BALTIMORE -- After a 69-minute rain delay before the 10th inning, David Lough scored on a wild pitch in the 12th inning and the Orioles beat the White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday before 22,020 at Camden Yards.
Baltimore's Nelson Cruz hit a game-tying grand slam in the fourth inning to tie the game 4-4 in the eighth inning.
After Nick Hundley led off the 12th with a walk, Lough pinch ran and advanced to third on a single by Nick Markakis. Then, with Steve Pearce at the plate, Chicago reliever Daniel Webb...

BALTIMORE - The Orioles find themselves five games over .500, sitting atop the AL East standings.
But Baltimore hasn't yet been able to field its projected starting lineup, one that includes the likes of Chris Davis, Manny Machado, and Matt Wieters.
Machado is back, recovered from his rehabilitation following knee surgery last fall. Davis landed on the disabled list two weeks ago with a strained oblique, but made his return Sunday.
That news was followed with the loss of Wieters, who was placed on...

BALTIMORE - Troy Patton was likely the last Baltimore Orioles reliever available.
Every other pitcher in the Orioles' bullpen had either already pitched or was unavailable due to recent long outings. And after 12 innings of play, and holding the Cleveland Indians scoreless after the seventh, Patton entered. But he did not have the same success as the relievers before him.
Carlos Santana ripped a two-run double down the third-base line in the top of the 13th inning to lift Cleveland to an 8-7 win over...

The Baltimore Orioles have caused a lot of panic throughout their fan base during the first six weeks of the season.
First, they were without All-Star third baseman Manny Machado for all of April. Then J.J. Hardy dealt with back spasms, causing him to miss a handful of games in the first few weeks of the season.
Slugger Chris Davis is currently on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. And Matt Wieters is dealing with an elbow injury that is preventing him from catching and nearly had...

This week, I talked with one of the most versatile players on the Orioles' roster, Ryan Flaherty. "Flash" has played first base, second base, third base, and shortstop this season, and also has the ability to play the corner outfield positions. We talked about that, the return of Manny Machado, the Orioles playing short-handed, and more.
Q: How tough has it been to go through the first month unhealthy? Having Chris Davis go down, playing without Manny Machado, and losing J.J. Hardy for a short time....